Kings Face Early Playoff Exit, Lose Game Two

0:00It's April 22nd. Welcome in. This is California News Today, where local news meets AI. I'm Corey, with the story. The Los Angeles Kings are staring down another early playoff exit after dropping game 2 to the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in overtime. That's a 2-0 series lead for Colorado now, with Nicholas Roy tipping in the winner 7 minutes and 44 seconds into the extra frame. Our Tammy Panerang scored the Kings only goal on a power play late in regulation, but Gabriel Landiskov tied it up quick for the OVs. The game got physical fast, with scuffles breaking out just 12 seconds apart in the first period and 7 penalties called in those opening, 20 minutes. Kings dominated power plays, going 2 for 9, but missed a huge chance on a penalty shot when Quentin Byfield got stone walled by Goldie Scott. Wedge would not once, but twice on breakaways. Fans in Denver lost it after those saves, smashing a pain of glass behind the Kings bench, halted play for minutes while coaches scattered.

1:01It's the Kings record 34th overtime game this season. They've dropped 21 already, and this one stung the most against the top penalty. Kill unit. Now the series shifts to crypto.com arena for games 3 on Thursday and 4 on Sunday. LA couldn't score on Colorado anywhere this year, regular season or playoffs, and their power play has to click if they want to avoid a 7th. Straight first round flame out. Kings closed strong at home, winning 6 of their last 7 regular season games there. Still won this weekend, and they flipped the script, let the momentum build from there.